Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano (R-North Haven) released the following statement in response to Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s veto of the bipartisan bill that restores funding for the Medicare Savings Program in the current fiscal year.

MSP is a Medicaid program that helps seniors and the disabled pay for Medicare co-insurance, deductibles and premiums. Connecticut was one of five states whose income eligibility limits exceeded the federal minimum level.

Cozza coached the Yale team from 1965 to 1996 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Sen. Fasano is an alumni of Yale University where he played football under the coaching of Carm Cozza from...